techniques for creating dimensional necklaces and bracelets
Plumlee, Scott David
2006
A guide to creating chain and bead jewelry that explains the chainmaking process and offers advice on determining the perfect circumference of the interlocking jump rings for creating beautiful chains.
Presents a collection of full-color illustrated instructions for creating twenty-eight projects in silver and gold including jewelry, boxes, and vessels, and shows how to combine metal clay with polymer clay, glass, and epoxy resin.
Presents full-color illustrated instructions for creating forty-five metal projects with lessons on hammering, embossing, decoupage, and other techniques.
After iron ore is mined, it is poured into a blast furnace with limestone and coke and melted into molten iron. Air and alloys are added resulting in strong steel used for making spoons and many other useful items.
Traces Albert Paley's development as an artist, following the logic that led him from his career as a jeweler into a monumental sculptor; addresses the debate over art versus craft; and includes photographs of Paley's work, a chronology, and an exhibition history.
